BrenR,
Thanks for making the correction long before I got to this thread, and welcome back! And just to be overly precise, the correct term is "VHS HiFi", which JVC developed and introduced, as opposed to Sony's old "Beta Hi-Fi" system.
Prior to the advent of consumer digital recording, a VHS HiFi VCR was one of the most linear hi-fi recording devices available to consumers. Unlike analog cassette, VHS HiFi had no audible flutter or wow, very extended frequency response, and a noise floor (S/N) almost as low as a digital recording. And at the slowest recording speed (EP), there was little or no deterioration in the audio specs.
Regards,
